Each faces two counts of second degree burglary and two counts of breaking into a motor vehicle, according to the Sheriff’s Office and jail log.

They are accused of stealing black gunpowder, gasoline and small electronics.

“The arrests come as the result of an observant witness who immediately notified the Sheriff’s Office of a suspicious vehicle in her neighborhood,” Sgt. Robin McIntosh said Monday.

Sheriff’s deputies responded about 3 a.m. Sunday to the College Park Circle area after the caller reported seeing a silver Nissan Altima occupied by three unknown men pull up in front of a neighbor’s home there.

The caller saw the men go to the rear of the home, carry out items and then leave. The witness knew the residents were not home, noted the Altima’s license plate and called law enforcement.

A responding deputy saw a vehicle matching the description on U.S. 278 near Sawmill Creek Road and made a traffic stop.

The driver, Letzinger, allegedly admitted he, Lawrence, and a third subject had broken into two garages and two vehicles in University Park. Stolen property was recovered from the car.

According to the incident report, Letzinger said he’d dropped Lawrence at his home after the burglaries. Deputies went to Woodbridge, where they found and arrested Lawrence and recovered more stolen property from his home and vehicle.

Investigators also determined that Letzinger, Lawrence and a third suspect who has yet to be indentified, had first burglarized the garage of a Student Union Street home. While in the garage, the suspects allegedly broke into the two vehicles parked inside and stole various small electronics. “The suspects later burglarized the garage of the College Park Circle home, where they stole quantities of gasoline and black gunpowder,” McIntosh said.

Investigators suspect they may be involved in several other local burglaries. The Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information to contact either Investigator Staff Sgt. Angela Viens at 255-3406 or the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at 524-2777.

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